In late June 2026, just after some of the most destructive floods the area had ever seen, I walked the Leopard Trail, in the Baviaanskloof. I’ve written a logistical roundup of the trail here. That was easy to write: facts, facts, facts. But the experience of the trail cannot be

On June 23, 2026 I and five others hiked the Leopard Trail in the Baviaanskloof. It was an incredible experience, and I want to encourage as many others to do it as possible. I am one of those people who really wants to know everything about a hike before I

After the third walking day of the Leopard Trail, I told G that much as I am loving the experience, I am never going to do another hike like it again. He literally laughed out loud, stopped me, shared my update with our other 4 hikers who also literally laughed